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FILE - In this July 3, 2020, file photo, a makeshift memorial stands at a site across the street from where Elijah McClain was stopped by police officers while walking home in Aurora, Colo. A trial for two of the officers charged for Elijah McClain's death is set to begin Friday, Sept. 15, 2023 with jury selection. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
Trial begins in Elijah McClain death, which sparked outrage over racial injustice in policing
Four years after Elijah McClain died after being stopped by police in Colorado, two of the police officers charged in his death are set to go on trial.
 
FILE - Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa is led into a courtroom for a hearing, Sept. 7, 2021, in Boulder, Colo. Prosecutors said Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, that Alissa, accused of killing 10 people at a Boulder supermarket in 2021, is competent for trial. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, Pool, File)
Judge delays deciding whether prosecution of man charged in Colorado supermarket shooting can resume
A judge will hold a hearing with experts to determine if a mentally ill man man charged with killing 10 people at a Colorado supermarket in 2021 is mentally competent to be prosecuted in the mass shooting.
 
FILE - Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa is led into a courtroom for a hearing, Sept. 7, 2021, in Boulder, Colo. Prosecutors said Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, that Alissa, accused of killing 10 people at a Boulder supermarket in 2021, is competent for trial. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, Pool, File)
Colorado man accused of killing 10 at supermarket in 2021 is competent for trial, prosecutors say
Prosecutors say a Colorado man charged with killing 10 people at a Boulder supermarket in 2021 is competent to move toward trial.
 
Margot Moss, left, and her co-counsel, David Oscar Markus, exit the federal courthouse after a judge handed down a sentence of life in prison and more than $15 million in penalties to their client, Larry Rudolph, the wealthy owner of a Pittsburgh-area dental franchise, for killing his wife at the end of an African safari in Zambia, during a sentencing hearing Monday, Aug. 21, 2023, in the federal courthouse in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Dentist convicted of killing wife on African safari given life sentence and over $15M in penalties
As a wealthy dentist convicted of killing his wife at the end of an African safari listened in court, her brother vowed on Monday to move her remains to a place Larry Rudolph would never discover.
 
This image provided by Denver Police Department shows police body-worn camera video footage of a police encounter with Brandon Cole, on Aug. 5, 2023 in Denver. Investigators say the police officer fatally shot Cole, who she thought was armed with a knife, when he lunged at her, but he was holding only a black marker. (Denver Police Department via AP)
Denver police officer fatally shot a man she thought held a knife. It was a marker
When Denver police responded to a potential case of domestic violence this month, they say a man reached into a vehicle and then soon after rushed toward a police officer.
 
Flowers laid by firefighters are seen in front of the home of Craig Robertson, Thursday, Aug 10, 2023, in Provo, Utah. Robertson was killed by FBI agents Wednesday during a confrontation after making violent threats against President Joseph Biden and other public officials. (AP Photo/Sam Metz)
Utah man killed after threats against Biden believed government was corrupt and overreaching
Family members of an armed Utah man who was killed by FBI agents after making threats against President Joe Biden are describing him as a gun enthusiast who was worried about “a corrupt and overreaching government.”
 
FILE - Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, front left, pauses as he speaks as Sandy Phillips, second from right, and her husband, Lonnie, who lost their daughter in the mass shooting at a theatre in Aurora, Colo., look on before Polis signed four gun control bills into law during a ceremony April 28, 2023, in the State Capitol in Denver. A federal judge on Monday, Aug. 7, has blocked Colorado from enforcing a new law raising the age to purchase any gun from 18 to 21. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
Judge blocks Colorado law raising age to buy a gun to 21
A federal judge has blocked Colorado from enforcing a new law raising the age to purchase a gun from 18 to 21. U.S.
 
This screen grab from dash camera video provided by the Fort Lupton Police Department shows a freight train barreling toward a parked police car with a suspect inside, Sept. 16, 2022, in Fort Lupton, Colo. A trial began Monday, July 24, 2023, for the police officer accused of putting the handcuffed woman in the car that was hit by the train. The collision seriously injured 21-year-old Yareni Rios. The date/time stamp shown on the video is incorrect. (Fort Lupton Police Department via AP)
Colorado cop on trial for putting suspect in car hit by train says she didn’t notice the tracks
A Colorado police officer on trial for putting a handcuffed woman in a parked police vehicle that was hit by a freight train says she didn’t realize that another officer had parked it on the tracks.
 
This screen grab from dash camera video provided by the Fort Lupton Police Department shows a freight train barreling toward a parked police car with a suspect inside, Sept. 16, 2022, in Fort Lupton, Colo. A trial began Monday, July 24, 2023, for the police officer accused of putting the handcuffed woman in the car that was hit by the train. The collision seriously injured 21-year-old Yareni Rios. The date/time stamp shown on the video is incorrect. (Fort Lupton Police Department via AP)
Officer who put woman in police car hit by train didn’t know it was on the tracks, defense says
The lawyer for a Colorado police officer who put a handcuffed woman in a parked police car that was hit by a freight train says she didn’t know the car was on the tracks.
 
Colorado deputy won’t be charged for Tasing a man who was then hit and killed on interstate
Prosecutors say a Colorado deputy who deployed a Taser on a man on Interstate 25 who was then hit and killed by an SUV won’t face criminal charges.
 
Mom of Colorado teen accused of trying to join Islamic State blames FBI ‘encouragement’
The mother of an 18-year-old who is accused of trying to become a fighter for the Islamic State group says he has never had the motivation to follow through with things.
 
Colorado teen accused of trying to go to Iraq to fight for the Islamic State group
Federal prosecutors say an 18-year-old from suburban Denver who allegedly planned to go to Iraq to fight for the Islamic State group has been arrested as he tried to board a flight to Turkey. The U.S.
 
Sheepherder is severely injured when black bear attacks him in Colorado wilderness
Wildlife officials say a black bear attacked a sheepherder in the mountains of southwestern Colorado this week. The 35-year-old man was severely injured with bites on his head and wounds to an arm and hand.
 
FILE - This undated booking photo provided by the Aurora, Colo., Police Department shows James Craig. Investigators say the Colorado dentist accused of killing his wife researched how to poison her and get away with it, searching online for answers to questions like "Is Arsenic Detectable in Autopsy?” On Wednesday, July 12, 2023, prosecutors are set to present their evidence against Craig to a judge to show that he should stand trial for first-degree murder in the death of Angela Craig in March. (Aurora Police Department via AP, File)
Dentist accused of poisoning wife searched online for ways to get away with murder, police say
A judge says there is enough evidence for a Colorado dentist accused of poisoning his wife to move toward a trial. The ruling came Wednesday after a hearing on the evidence gathered against James Craig.
 
FILE - The Marshall Fire engulfs a home in Louisville, Colo., Dec. 30, 2021, as crews worked through the night battling the blaze that had destroyed more than 500 home in Boulder County. On Thursday, July 6, 2023, dozens of insurance companies filed suit against Minneapolis-based Xcel Energy to recoup money paid out to homes and businesses lost in Colorado's Marshall Fire, the state's most destructive wildfire in 2021. (Christian Murdock/The Gazette via AP, File)
Insurance companies sue energy corporation after it was blamed for helping start Colorado wildfire
Dozens of insurance companies are suing Minneapolis-based Xcel Energy to recoup money paid out to homes and businesses lost in Colorado’s most destructive wildfire in 2021.
 
FILE - The Supreme Court on Wednesday afternoon, April 19, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
Legitimacy of ‘customer’ in Supreme Court gay rights case raises ethical and legal flags
A Christian graphic artist who the Supreme Court said can refuse to make wedding websites for gay couples pointed during her lawsuit to a request from a man named “Stewart” and his husband-to-be. The twist? Stewart says it never happened.
 
FILE - Lorie Smith, a Christian graphic artist and website designer in Colorado, appears outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Monday, Dec. 5, 2022, after her case was heard by the Court. In a defeat for gay rights, the Supreme Court's conservative majority ruled Friday, June 30, 2023, Smith who wants to design wedding websites can refuse to work with same-sex couples (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
Web designer in Supreme Court gay rights ruling cited client who denies making wedding site request
A Colorado web designer who the U.S. Supreme Court ruled could refuse to make a wedding website for gay couples had cited a request from a man who says he never asked to work with her.
 
FILE - Kouri Richins, a Utah mother of three who authorities say fatally poisoned her husband, Eric Richins, then wrote a children's book about grieving, looks on during a bail hearing, June 12, 2023, in Park City, Utah. The estate of Kouri Richins’ late husband filed a lawsuit against her on Tuesday, June 27, seeking over $13 million in damages. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, Pool, File)
Utah woman accused of killing husband after writing book about grief is sued for over $13 million
A lawsuit against a Utah woman who wrote a children’s book about grief after her husband’s death and now stands charged with his murder is seeking over $13 million in damages.
 
In this image taken from video provided by the Colorado Judicial Branch, Anderson Lee Aldrich, left, the suspect in a mass shooting that killed five people at a Colorado Springs LGBTQ+ nightclub last year, appears in court Monday, June 26, 2023, in Colorado Springs, Colo., where they pleaded guilty in the attack. The defendant faces life in prison on the murder charges under the plea agreement. (Colorado Judicial Branch via AP)
Victims confront Colorado Springs gay nightclub killer, calling shooter a monster and a coward
One-by-one, victims stood in a Colorado courtroom to confront the person who pleaded guilty to murdering five people and injuring 17 others in a shooting last year at a sanctuary for the LGBTQ+ community. Some cried, others seethed with anger.
 
Wyatt Kent, center front, a performer at Club Q during a mass shooting in November 2022, hugs a person outside the courthouse after a hearing for the shooting suspect Monday, June 26, 2023, in Colorado Springs, Colo. The suspect pleaded guilty in the attack that left five people dead and wounded others just before Thanksgiving Day 2022, at the longtime sanctuary for the LGBTQ+ community in this mostly conservative city. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Colorado Springs LGBTQ+ club mass killer gets life in prison, victim says ‘devil awaits’ defendant
The person who killed five people and pleaded guilty in a 2022 mass shooting at a LGBTQ+ club in Colorado Springs has been sentenced to life in prison.
 
In this image taken from video, hail fails on vehicles during a storm at the Red Rocks Ampitheatre, Wednesday evening, June 21, 2023, in Morrison, Colo. Seven people were hospitalized, according to KMGH-TV. None of those taken to hospitals had life-threatening injuries, and up to 90 people were treated for injuries at the amphitheater, according to West Metro Fire Rescue. (Denver7 via AP)
Hail hurts dozens of concertgoers, scraps Louis Tomlinson show at Red Rocks Amphitheater near Denver
A brief but fierce storm pummeled concertgoers at the iconic Red Rocks Amphitheatre near Denver with golf ball-sized hail, injuring dozens and forcing the cancellation of the show’s headliner, former One Direction member Louis Tomlinson.
 
Police: Teen set fatal Colorado house fire after phone theft
A detective says one of three teens accused of setting a house fire in Denver that killed five immigrants from Senegal last year admitted to starting the fire and targeting the house because he believed the people who stole his cell phone in a recent robbery lived there.
 
Police: Man shot assisted living worker to stop ‘thievery’
Police say a 95-year-old Colorado man accused of shooting and killing a maintenance worker at his assisted living center said he was tired of staffers stealing money from him and decided to shoot the man to stop the thefts.
 
Colorado mom pleads not guilty in daughter’s death
A Colorado woman has pleaded not guilty after she was charged with killing her daughter, allegedly fraudulently portraying her as terminally ill and seeking donations to cover her medical care and fulfil her “bucket list” of dreams.
 
Denver appeals court considers appeal in trooper shooting
A lawyer for a man sentenced to death in the 1999 killing of an Oklahoma state trooper is urging Denver’s federal appeals court to intervene in his case again.
 
From heat to snow: Rocky Mountains see 60-degree plunge
Summer has come to an abrupt halt in parts of the Rocky Mountains as temperatures reaching into the 90s have plunged about 60 degrees in less than 24 hours.
 
Man sentenced to life in 1980 killing of Colorado intern
A Florida trucker has been sentenced to life in prison for killing a college student working as a Denver radio station intern 40 years ago. The killing was solved with the help of DNA profiles shared by relatives online.
 
Suspect in Colorado synagogue plot will remain in jail
A man arrested on suspicion of plotting to bomb a historic Colorado synagogue waived his right to have the evidence against him aired in court Friday and will remain behind bars for now.
 
FBI: Man who spoke of hating Jews held in temple bomb plot
The FBI says a man who repeatedly espoused anti-Semitic views has been arrested in a plot to bomb a historic Colorado synagogue.
 
Greta Thunberg tells Denver rally: ‘We are the change’
Swedish climate change activist Greta Thunberg says young people must be prepared to continue striking to call for action on climate change for a long time and not back down.
 
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